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Talking Headways Podcast: An Operating System for the Public Right of Way
This week, we talk to Hugh Martin of Lacuna about open source ways to operate city streets in the future.
January 16, 2020
Why Do Micromobility Companies Keep Losing Money?
Micromobility companies are struggling — but only because cities don't see them as providing a public service that deserves public investment.
January 15, 2020
Buttigieg Plan: Vision Zero Plus Other Goodies
Mayor Pete's transportation plan would create a national Vision Zero plan, charge drivers more for their use of the roads, build more public transit, and create "sustainable infrastructure" jobs — but it also has some proposals that might undermine all of it.
January 15, 2020
Kea Wilson: The Making of an Advocate
Streetsblog's newest editor joins us with an opening essay about her beginnings as a livable streets advocate.
January 14, 2020
How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
Let's hope 2020 is the year when graphics like these finally fall out of date.
January 14, 2020
Equity and Active Transportation Advocate Tamika Butler Resigns from California Transportation Commission
It looked like there might finally be a commissioner on board who understood and could articulate the challenges of people living in poor and underserved communities. But Butler has resigned.
January 13, 2020
Emissions Report: Cars Are Still Our Biggest Problem
United States greenhouse gas emissions are down —but our cars are still pumping out pollution like they always have.
January 13, 2020
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.
January 10, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: AV Policy And The Future of the Bus
Let's talk about the reliable ol' bus — and the untested horrors of driverless cars.
January 9, 2020
Dems in Congress Vow to Fight Trump on New Climate Rules
Congressional leaders are bracing for a fight with the Trump administration over changes to the environmental review process.
January 7, 2020